7:52 PM,
Feb. 28, 2014

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The effort to preserve and improve Oshkosh's older neighborhoods faces plenty of challenges, including large pockets of poverty, more rental units and lower median property values.

Some residents of those areas argue those already fragile neighborhoods are further challenged by a high concentration of registered sex offenders who live in those neighborhoods.

Of the 201 registered sex offenders that live in Oshkosh, 126 offenders, or 63, percent live in the area that encompasses the 54901 zip code, an area of the city known for higher poverty levels, more rental units and a lower median ...